Bag-handling apparatus



Jan. 13, 1931. E. CANUEL BAG HANDLING APPARATUS Fi l ed Feb. 9. 1929 e.memes:

Application filed February 9, 929; *senai u xaeejss.

' 1 This invention relatestobag handling ap-' of the-wearer and adjustable, as at .13, so

paratus, and more particularly to'ap'paratus r for use in handling sacks of grains or other similar material. 1 7

,An important objectof the invention is to produce a device of this character which Will enable themanipulator to secure a Very firm grip uponthe grain sack without the Aafurther "object of the invention is the; f provisionof'a device ofthis character-which q p A v "5'3K1OBS interfe enc from the l necessity'of digginghis fingers intothe sack V or attempting to handle the sack'by engageinent' with one end thereof;

j'fmay Qberleft permanently applied to the hands of the operatorand yet '1nay' be shifted L'fromthe positi'oniwhich it occupies when 'in use to a positionwhere it will not interfere with use of the hands in gripping other I Y objects as, for example, the handles of a truck upon which the sacks have been placed.

' A furtherobject of the inventionus to service" and a generalimprovement in the haying theupperfend thereot'split for a short 75 L art. d stance, ;as-at,18.' Theledges 0f-tl1isifsplit provide a device ,of I this character whichmay be very readily :and'. cheaply manufac turedywhic'h will be durable and efficient in These andother' objects I at ain by the Construction shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein for the. purpose 'of 'illustrationis shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 1s a top plan View show ng bag 1 handling apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention ;v

, Figure-2 is a bottom, planview of the hand element thereof Figure 3 1s alongitudinal sectional ,view

on the line 3 -3of Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the: numeral 10 generally desig i nates a substantially rectangular slab of reicatively stifi material, such as leather or the 1 like, haying embedded therein'the heads 0t. spikesll, which, spikes project-through one face of the slab; This slab should be" of a length to extendfromthe wrist of the wearer I to-a point adjacent the outer ends of the fingers, and upon the rear face thereofhas secured thereto at; one end pairs of securing 1 straps 12 adapted toiengageabout the wrist that they may tightly engage with the wrist. 4

At'itsiopposite' end upon-its rear face, a

c to becompletelyfdisengagedtheretromfwhile tl eY-fstrapsf 2: t ll lconfine the. w ist: F'Wi't .5

the s-rcliseng ged f om h loop; e be employed: to engage thehandles or in any'other Work without, any

t Th er'er risten o lab a ecured tliereto thesmaller end of a trunco triangular-cuff elementl, which isjprefer r' rmeda 'f flexibl lea h and: as s C red] t0 i s iiinnerf fa adja ent i s "ba e ed ell le e l f anj nep: s e er- @111 combina'tion with a structure: of this: eharac teal p ovide @"SIQGYQ gua d l of t usua type, this guard being 1n-;the;form 0f a tube hr ughwlli h the arm may be P sed nd are wn ege r by n a t .W b: 9, so that the sleeve guard will secure'itself in adjusted "positions. ,This} sleeve guard-is provided wi h h cond elem ntw f the Snap aste r r ee n w th t e elemen 1 Ofth'ei 'uf p 1 k c Inuse, f 'apparatus ofthis character,which will, of c0urse,he provided inpairgthesleeve v. I

- and the grippers are then secured m osition guards are pulled inpositionover the arms upon thewrists by the; straps 1-2, with the Attention is directed to the fact that the teeth backfaces0 fftheslabs10 against'thepalms 1 W llen eri the sack an o t n e y good gr p thereon and since the'sla bs are support- 7 ed from the wrists, the onlyinecessary strain p ni hehe ds t a requ ed to ma ntain h engag en ofthe t e h, A lulif ing we e d n f m he wri ta' hus preven ng:

iexc ssiv g ing 0f th hands-1 Wheeler. i Work tel b done. tliefi ieer canbe sl ppe i 'ei l if l 9ers 1e fill free egthe and $1 .1?

ficiently to enable this Work to be accomplished Without the complete removal of the grippers. y V

A convenient means for producing the spike slab is to simply employ the leather body and drive headed Spikes therethrough and then to back this slab with a-rubber loosen therein.

sheeting a which may be cemented or otherwise secured thereto. This sheeting serves to prevent the spikes from'being forced out of the slab and to prevent'the' sweat of the hands from passing into'cthe. leather. This latter feature'ifs' nnportant guard-and'the outer face of said arm receiving tube for pivotally and removably connecting the tube to said guard. V

In testimony whereof I-hereunto affix my signature.

' EDWARD OANUEL.

since bag handling is strenuouslabor and the perspiration would soon have a tendency to rot the leather and to Since the construction hereinbefore set forth is capable of a certain range of change and, modification Without materially departing from the spirit of the invention,-'I do not limit myself to such specific structure except ashereinafterclaimedi 1 r 1. In bag handling apparatus and comb1nat1on,'a palm engag ng member compr1singa relatively stiff bodyhaving .spikesieX-' I V tending fromthe outer face thereof, Wrist 7 elastic strap secured to the 'splitportioins of:

said tube-forryieldably urging the ends together... V V

'2. Ln bag'ha'ndling apparatus 2111(1111 con bination,a palm engaging membercomprising a relatively stiff body having spikes extendingfrom the outer face thereof, wrist encircling straps securedto the inner face of the member at one end'thereofya loop'at the opposite end of the body at 'the 'inner face thereofadapted to receivethe fingers of the Wearer, the loop' belng of'a size permitting disengagement of the'fingers therefrom a While the body is secured to the wrist of the e'arerthrough said straps, a forearm; re;

- ceivin tube means for connectin said tube to the first mentioned-end of the body, comprising a flexible leather guard securedto said end of the body and adapted to protect the rist of the wearer, said forearm receiv ing tube being split fora portion of itslength ends together, and "coacting elements of a fastener carriedbytheinner face of said and an elastic strap secured'to the split gen tions' of said tube for yieldably urging the cause the ,i spikes to- 

